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Spirit Airlines to Open New Crew Base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport

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Spirit Airlines to Open New Crew Base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport

DANIA BEACH, Fla., May 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the opening of a new crew base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in September 2024, furthering the airline’s investments to enhance operational reliability. Spirit expects to locate approximately 200 Pilots in Newark initially, with additional supervisors and support functions … Read more

Planes, Runaway Trains, E-Bikes

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Planes, Runaway Trains, E-Bikes

For more than 25 years, it was possible to fly from New York to London in under three hours, all while being pampered with first class luxury on the British Airways Concorde. Then, in November 2003, all that stopped. To try to recapture some of the luxury that came with flying Concorde, BA put on … Read more

JetBlue dropping service to these cities after deals with Spirit, American blocked

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JetBlue dropping service to these cities after deals with Spirit, American blocked

JetBlue Airways will end service at several cities and reduce flying out of Los Angeles in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money. The changes will also help the airline cope with the grounding of some of its planes for inspections of their Pratt & Whitney engines, an … Read more

Spirit Airlines pilots sending out résumés after JetBlue deal collapse

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Spirit Airlines pilots sending out résumés after JetBlue deal collapse

Some pilots at Spirit Airlines are worried and scouring for other opportunities after a judge last month blocked the low-cost air carrier’s proposed merger with competitor JetBlue Airways, throwing its future into doubt. Spirit pilots, recruiters and industry sources told Reuters that the ruling has led to increased job applications at other places of employment. Spirit Chief Financial Officer Scott Haralson … Read more

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines to appeal judge’s ruling that blocked $3.8B merger

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JetBlue, Spirit Airlines to appeal judge’s ruling that blocked .8B merger

JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines said Friday they will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the air carriers’ planned tie-up because the proposed merger would violate US antitrust law. The appeal came after US District Judge William Young in Boston on Tuesday sided with the Department of Justice in holding that JetBlue’s planned $3.8 billion acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit was anti-competitive … Read more

Spirit Airlines Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Fort Myers with the Launch of the Southwest Florida International Airport’s Only Nonstop Service to Puerto Rico

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Spirit Airlines to Open New Crew Base for Pilots at Newark Liberty International Airport

Spirit images & logos available HERE FORT MYERS, Fla., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) is celebrating three decades of serving Southwest Florida with the start of the only nonstop flight between Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU) and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Spirit first landed in Fort Myers in 1993 and … Read more

Passenger numbers expected to explode over the holidays at SFO, Bay Area airports

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Passenger numbers expected to explode over the holidays at SFO, Bay Area airports

FILE: Aerial view of San Francisco International Airport with United Airlines jets in 2017. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images In this week’s news, airline travelers are expected to number a record 3 million on several days over the Christmas holidays; a new competitor enters the busy SFO-Taipei route; Alaska Airlines inks a partnership with a fast-growing Canadian carrier; United updates … Read more

SFO gets new nonstop flight to Europe’s biggest tourist hotspot

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SFO gets new nonstop flight to Europe’s biggest tourist hotspot

Aerial view of Barcelona downtown with a view of the Salesforce Tower’s twin: Torre Glòries. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images Bay Area residents will get a new option for nonstop flights to one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations next year when United Airlines introduces service between San Francisco International and Barcelona, Spain. The airline … Read more